Today, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you the relationship between Di Renjie and Wu Zetian, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
Friends who have watched ‘Detective Dee’ may have a deep impression of the silly and thick character played by Leung Kwan Wah. He is selfless, brave and wise, and his stories of solving cases have always been active among the people. In fact, Di Renjie made his debut as early as the time of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. But it was only during the era of Empress Wu Zetian that she was able to fulfill her important responsibilities.
Because the two are of similar age, some people believe that there may be some inexplicable relationship between Wu Zetian and Di Renjie. So do they have any undisclosed secrets?
In fact, when Di Renjie first became an official, he didn’t know Wu Zetian at all. At that time, Wu Zetian was still a talented person and lived deep in the palace, while Di Renjie was not highly valued. In the era of Li Zhi, Di Renjie was not an official in the central government, so the two had no chance of contact.
Since Wu Zetian came to power, Di Renjie was gradually discovered by her. It is absolutely nonsense to say that the two have an undisclosed relationship! Di Renjie was devoted to serving the country and the people. As the most honest and upright official in the Tang Dynasty, he had profound expertise in both the ways of being an official and a person. When he was the county magistrate, he was the famous “Bao Qingtian”. He was in charge of the people’s justice and solved many major cases, winning the hearts of the people! Later, Di Renjie entered the capital as an official, named “Dige Lao”, and he worked hard to become Wu Zetian’s right-hand man.
Whenever she encounters something difficult and tricky, Wu Zetian immediately thinks of Di Renjie. At that time, a hundred years later, Wu Zetian was considering whether to pass the throne to the Li family or the Wu family. She didn’t ask anyone in court, but privately she found Di Renjie and asked him this question.
Unexpectedly, Di Renjie spoke frankly and repeatedly urged Wu Zetian to return the throne to the Li family dynasty, giving a lot of reasons. If someone dared to talk to Wu Zetian like this, Wu Zetian would definitely chop off his head. For Di Renjie, he was like his elder brother and friend, and no matter what he said, Wu Zetian would not blame him. It can be said that the Li dynasty has been preserved, and Di Renjie has made great contributions!
After Di Renjie passed away, Wu Zetian felt that there was no one to confide in, so she sadly said, “The court is empty!” It turned out that both of them were from Shanxi and talked about everything. Every time she heard Di Renjie speak, it was as if she had heard someone from her hometown.
